The Hero of the Day

This is another award presented by this Page that honors certain people who have performed miraculous feats that simply must be published on this Page. The criteria is as follows:
1. Someone does something so special that you automatically exclaim: "You're the Hero of the Day!"
That's really all it takes. We're sure you'll catch on once you read some of the past winners.

"Diamond" Dave Totten	Brian "Manuel" Flanagan (with Vicki Cioffi)	Josh Horowitz (with Matt Bruno)

April 7, 2003 - The Reggae Band at the Bayou Cafe
The Bayou Cafe has been the site of many interesting and fun nights, and Vicki's 21st birthday was no different. During Reggae Night, the band was approached to sing happy birthday to Vicki. They replied in the affirmative, and did a rousing rendition of 50 Cent's "In 'Da Club" for the birthday girl. Although, we should call it "In 'Da DUB"....hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! DUB!

March 22, 2003 - Brian "Manuel" Flanagan, Vicki "Make Out Queen" and JoshO

Responding to an invitation from Betsy "Messy" Moran, the three pictured above voyaged from the snuggly confines of A-Town to visit Oneonta, the home of Rory Tobias. The night was a momentous one, as the A-Town missionaries hung out with fantastic people, such as Crystal, Nikki, Noodles, Sarah Hayes, Mark, Nick and "Radie". A game of Celebrity was played (won by Flanny and JoshO), NCAA Tournament Basketball was watched, Chex Mix was consumed, the Moonwalk was attempted, barhopping occured, pizza was chowed on, spooning commenced, late night walks for make-out sessions were taken, Perfect Strangers was watched, hiding in bushes happened, "Death of a Cheerleader" was interpreted, and there was much discussion about a creation called "salad pizza". The travelers had a fantastic time, and were overjoyed to meet so many new and wonderful friends. A return trip is planned.

March 14-17, 2003 - ASU Geto Boy (and Girl) Living Legends
It cannot be said enough of all the people that came up for this weekend and made it easily one of the best times ever in A-Town. Extreme thanks to Scotty "Coach" Solomon, Jeff "Girls Fucking Suck" Ross, Kevin "Silky White Chocolate" Rodgers, Danielle, Billy "Ho" Newport, Robert "The Bob" Bedford, Christine "The Mighty" Quinn, "Lucious" Jon Ledenheim, Betsy "Messy" Moran, Mikey "The Brain" Rich, Melissa "Yentil" Seelman and all of the Triple G Brothel

March 10, 2003 - Nicole Verrastro

The best road sign ever is the Dip Sign. And recently, Nicole Verrastro and Amy Waltersdorf have hatched a plan to nab a Dip Sign from an undisclosed location somewhere in the Southern Tier. The recipient of this pilfered Dip Sign is unknown, but it is the same recipient of a card that had the same sign on the front. Nicole gave the card in preparation for the heist, which is set to take place once the weather gets warmer.

February 24, 2003 - Jessica Resnick/Renee Michalik
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Both of those ladies on the left deserve the honor of Hero of the Day. They kidnapped Claude Balls on this past Friday night and would not hand back until they received a verbal agreement that they would both indeed the Hero. First up, Jessica Resnick was christened the Hero during a recent viewing of Saturday Night Live, when Beck was the musical guest. She located and retrieved a pillow that had fallen into a wayward place. Renee Michalik was bestowed the honor of Hero of the Day due to her providing The Webmaster with his favored Apple Cinnamon Yogurt. At press time, The Webmaster has not yet consumed said yogurt, but still is grateful for the gift.

February 10, 2003 - The Guy at Lark Street Tavern
Brian "Manuel" Flanagan and Shitty were on quite a roll at billiards on this fateful night. They had just disposed in emphatic fashion two openly lesbian pool players and were now facing two other dudes. With the game on the line, one of the guys didn't have much of a shot, due to fine defensive tactics by Flanny and Shitty. Realizing that he had no shot, the assembled around the table started to tell him try a trick shot in order to overcome the block. This movement garnered momentum as the chorus of "jump it!' reverberated around the room. The Guy, fueled by adrenaline or alcohol, proceeded to try the jump shot and, in a picture of a beauty, sank the nearly impossible shot.

January 30, 2003 - Joe, from Pine Hills

That is the Killian's Blow-Up Camera that Joe from Pine Hills gave to "Diamond" Dave Totten on the evening of January 30, 2003. Joe gets millions of dollars from the ASU Geto Boys each year, as they purchase egg sandwiches, chips, ice cream, cigarettes and the odd 12 pack from Pine Hills. To reward one of his best sets of customers, he presented Diamond with this camera. It now resides at 518 Hudson St.

January 24, 2003 - Sara Resnick

Yeah, we had to take that picture to validate Sara Resnick's presence at 518 Hudson St. She enjoyed yet another viewing of "Wet Hot American Summer" and other good times. All in all, it was great to see Sara and we wish her the best of luck with her new DJ job on campus radio.

November 25, 2002 - Jeff Ross
After not seeing this legendary Geto Boy for the better part of 8 months, a return trip by him to the A-Town Region this past weekend was welcomed. The addition of Rossy to a Happy Hour and also to a Formal was immediately as he procured new beverages to be consumed at Sadie's that were out of the normal realm of possibility. He also tried the garlic parmesean wings, and immediately christened them as his favorites. He asked "Is it hot in here? Take your shirt off!" to waitresses and other females that he encountered. All in all, he performed much like the Rossy we have grown to love and respect. A visit by him is guarenteed memorable times.

November 16, 2002 - Twitch
Twitch has had a four year plan for his college experience. He did not know how long it would take to complete the journey, but after one year of waiting - he has succeeded. Yes friends, Twitch has only taken 1.34 years out of four to accomplish his goal. All it took was a night of wintery mix and Happy Hour. Twitch, in true good form, arrived back to tell of the tale. Jay$$$ will have you believe that it was his shirt that allowed Twitch to accomplish his goal, but do not be misled. All it took was some mucking in the corners.

November 10, 2002 - Tony Soprano
Though we've been calling for it for years, it was definitely time for Ralphie to get wacked. The man, after all, did take it up the tail pipe with a dildo in an earlier episode this year. It was an interesting turn to see Tony actually do the deed. Congratulations on finally coming through with something we've been waiting for.

November 9, 2002 - The Staff of Microworld in Clifton Park, NY
Josh Horowitz needed some Zelda. So after a few phone calls, a copy of the Super NES-version of "Legend of Zelda - Link to the Past" was located in Clifton Park at Microworld. After digesting some McDonald's, a trip was taken out there to purchase the game. Although the entire trip took more than an hour, it was well worth it. Seven hours was spent on the game and much progress was made. In the words of Dan Logue, "Zelda is pimp".

November 1-3, 2002 - "Lucious" Jon Ledenheim, Kim Ross, Billy "Ho" Newport
For the three days represented above, we have three Heroes for this weekend. No Hero for a particular day, but 3 days - 3 Heroes...it works for me. The first partition of the weekend goes to "Lucious" Jon Ledeheim. Lucious first arrived for the Halloween party on Thursday, was President for about nine hours during Asshole on Friday, bought two bottles of vodka that somehow made it into the Albany hockey on Saturday night, played ridiculous music while at said hockey game, then decided not to show up in the booth for the third period because JoshO drank a pint of beer during the intermission and now Lucious had to "catch up". The antics that Lucious performed were among the most lengendary in a single three day period. Also up this weekend was Kim Ross, sister to ASU Legend Jeff "Girls Fucking Suck" Ross. Kim decided to take a trip up to A-Town from Maryland on Friday. She participated in some shenanigans in her first visit back to the Capital Region in quite a while. She participated in the vodka smuggling operation, played some Asshole, bought lunch, and drank with Billy "Ho" Newport during the hockey game. Speaking of Billy, he surprised everyone on Saturday by showing up for the night. He performed up to standards, as usual, by frequenting the Skybox Tavern during the game, where he and JoshO almost got into a fight with some schmucks, and then was let loose on downtown Albany. Billy went to the Big House and then finished the night as he usually did - at Pauly's. All in all, a good visit by all of these people.

October 31, 2002 - Nick Gomez (2)
As today is Halloween, we felt that the Hero of the Day should be awarded to a character with the best Halloween costume. After weighing many of the possibilities, we have weeded out the pretenders, and decided to give this award to Nick Gomez with his accurate portrayal of Quail Man from the Nickelodeon television show "Doug". Thataboy, Gomez!

October 29, 2002 - Matt Bruno
This award today goes out to an unlikey hero. This is a man that broke a possession of his friend's. This is a man who felt horribly about that dastardly deed. This is a man who has vouched to pay five times the retail as retribution to his friend. This man is Matt Bruno.

October 27, 2002 - Mike "Flip" Sivulich
Flip performed one of the most impressive dismounts from the Stadium Seating section of 518 Hudson Street. He stood up, was warned of the ceiling by Josh Charland, turned, and ran his head smack into the overhang, and then fell face first into the futon, critically wounding it. Since Flip had just spilt and ashtray on Josh Horowitz, Josh secretly rejoiced when this happened.

October 26, 2002 - Overzealous Ticket Taker
Three cheers go out to the overzealous ticket taker at the Hoyt's Cinema 10 multiplex who asked for identification from Josh Horowitz as we tried to go see Jackass: The Movie.

October 25, 2002 - Kevin Patton (2)/"Diamond" Dave Totten (3)
Kevin Patton made Sadie's Happy Hour a rollicking good time. He thought it "cool" to wear a Guinness rugby shirt and a black Nike headband. This hero award must be split two ways, however, as "Diamond" Dave Totten stole a Heineken sign. What made the deed dastardly was that the room was filled to capacity and there were waitresses everywhere.

October 24, 2002 - Nick Gomez
Extreme props go out to one true nephew - Nick Gomez. His scanner has tirelessly worked for the greater good of clevercitizen.com and today he lent his services so that the 33 new pictures could be uploaded to the Page. His actions are almost Krack Staff Komrade-worthy...

October 23, 2002 - Kevin Patton
Kevin Patton is going to forsake his buddies who go to The Branch's Happy Hour and return once again to the Happy Hour that made him famous - Sadie's.

October 22, 2002 - Chris "O" Onysko
Chris "O" Onysko has started a debate to end all debates. He has begun pondering the thought of who would win in a fantasy basketball game pitting the 1990s Chicago Bulls dynasty versus the 2000s Los Angeles Lakers dynasty. With that fully analyzed, the question of Bill Murray versus Jack Nicholson came up. There are no easy answers on that one, but at least it passed the time that should have been spent on studying.

October 21, 2002 - Melissa "Yentil" Seelman
Melissa "Yentil" Seelman came out to Albany today fight a ticket in the courts of the New York Judicial system. On her journey she also brought along a desire to attend Pauly's, some pictures, some stories, some rumors and some plans. Pauly's was not visited, but pictures for the Page were handed over, many stories were told - one about the history of Rochester nicknames, and a rumor soon to be published in the Rumors section was spoken. For her tireless dedication to clevercitizen.com she has been given The Hero of the Day award. We also won't mention anything having to do with Mexicans any more...

October 19, 2002 - "Diamond" Dave Totten (2)/JoshO
"Diamond" Dave Totten, Josh "O" Oryhon and Josh "Ho" Horowitz spent a day on the couches of 518 Hudson Street. Horowitz decided to hook up his Super Nintendo and and play Super Metroid on a separate television while Diamond and JoshO watched sporting events. They would also take a peak at the screen that Horowitz was playing on, and offer comments on his progress, or lack thereof. Once Horowitz beat the game, the time of how long it took him to beat the game was displayed. Horowitz had been stating that he beat the game previously in a matter of 3 hours plus, so all were eager to see how much Horowitz had gone over. As the time came onto the screen, Diamond and JoshO immediately disputed the fact, and laid out factual basis that proved that Horowitz played the game longer than the 2 hours 42 minutes stated. Horowitz immediately said Diamond and JoshO's displeasure at this was all attributed to jealously. Plans were immediately hatched to play the game again and time it on a stop watch to see if there was a discrepency. After consuming Taco Bell, the game was played again, but not finished. The time elapsed is displayed on the screen after the user dies, so it was checked on the stopwatch. Lo and behold, the time on the screen was FORTY FIVE minutes slower than the time on the stopwatch. Horowitz immediately recanted the evil things he said, and Diamond and JoshO were crowned as The Hero(s) of the Day. This was the second day in a row for Diamond, an unprecedented feat unmatched in the two days that this award was given out.

October 18, 2002 - "Diamond" Dave Totten
As usual on Fridays, plans were hatched to meet at 518 Hudson before voyaging to Happy Hour at Sadie's. As JoshO arrived at 4:00pm on, neither Diamond or Brian "Manuel" Flanagan had showered yet. Diamond consistently asked Flanny to shower while he took care of things. Flanny flat out refused, and time dragged on. By the time that all had showered and were ready to attend the delights at Sadie's, it was close on 5:20pm. Upon arriving, as JoshO predicted, all the tables in the dining room were taken, so the gang assembled on the bar side at one of the two tables near the window. After telling Flanny it was his responsibility to flag down a waitress, the gang waited. And they waited. And they waited. Finally, Diamond took matters into his own hands and flagged down a waitress. He was immediately christened the first-ever Hero of the Day. This simple act of flagging down a waitress set in motion the following events, very representative of night that could be called a "gong show":
-Honey BBQ wings beat out Garlic Parmesean
-paper football was played
-Diamond's car was stolen from his house on Long Island
-Twitch almost got arrested, but Creaner's friend got nicked instead
-Twitch danced with two girls at Pauly's and almost got us into a fight later on
-no naps were needed
-eleven runners ran past the window
-Betsy came to town
-a bill of $26.18 was run up for at least 30 $1 Killians pints, 1 dinner, 18 wings, and a large fries - CHEAP.
-"Curb Your Enthusiam" was enjoyed.